Charge Nurse

6 days ago


Gillingham, Kent, United Kingdom Medway NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job Summary

Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse - Leadership Role

Medway NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Clinical Sister/Charge Nurse to join our team. As a key member of our nursing leadership team, you will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and management of our clinical areas, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care and promoting a positive and supportive work environment.

Main Responsibilities

  • Provide clinical leadership and management of our clinical areas, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care and promoting a positive and supportive work environment.
  • Assist the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in the establishment of an efficient working environment, making the most effective and efficient use of staff, supplies, and services.
  • Coordinate the day-to-day management of the clinical area, delegating duties and care appropriately, while maintaining overall responsibility.
  • Ensure that staffing and skill mix are maintained at all times to a level that does not compromise patient safety, including the appropriate request, deployment, and supervision of temporary staff.
  • Be involved in the development, assessment, and implementation of guidelines, protocols, and pathways.
  • Deputise for the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in their absence.
  • Attend and participate in monthly departmental meetings and ward rounds in the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.
  • Help to promote new ideas and methods for the delivery of care and assist in their implementation through liaison and co-operation with the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Participate in the development of care pathways to promote uniformity of care.
  • Apply the Divisional and corporate Clinical Governance strategies to the clinical area.
  • Manage complaints in a calm and courteous manner, ensuring that wherever possible complaints are dealt with efficiently and satisfactorily and resolved locally.
  • Support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to implement local initiatives within the area.
  • When required, be involved with managing local projects within the area.
  • Where appropriate, understand and participate in the procedure for ordering supplies as required with the agreed budget and to ensure the appropriate use of resources.
  • Assess patients, plan, implement care, provide specialist advice, and maintain associated records.
  • Work autonomously to manage a caseload of patients, acting as a lead, assuming responsibility and accountability for assessing, implementing, and evaluating care for the designated clinical area.
  • Ensure that nursing care delivered within the ward/department is compliant with legal, professional, and organisational standards.
  • Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication, including transfusion of blood.
  • Provide leadership, support, and guidance to staff in monitoring the planned delivery and evaluation of individualised care.
  • Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advanced clinical skills.

Person Specification

  • Qualifications
    • Essential
    • RN1/RN2/RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
    • BSc/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training/experience.
    • Mentorship/teaching qualification.
    • Evidence of continuing professional development.
  • Knowledge
    • Essential
    • Up-to-date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
    • Knowledge of evidence-based practice.
    • An understanding of audit and research-based nursing practice.
    • An understanding of resource management.
  • Experience
    • Essential
    • To include dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill, and other challenging situations.
    • Experience of teaching/assessing/supervising others in a clinical setting.
    • Proven experience on managing a ward; including management of rotas, managing competencies, resources, and staff.
  • Skills
    • Essential
    • Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information.
    • Demonstrates ability to influence and negotiate with others.
    • Able to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate programmes of care.
    • Able to work as an effective team member.

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